Admin bets dominate polls in UAE; Bato tops race

MANILA, Philippines — Administration senatorial candidates dominated the voting in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), with eight of the top 12 Senate bets coming from President Rodrigo Duterte’s preferred list.

Based on the Certificate of Canvass (COC) received by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) from the UAE, Duterte’s former chief of police, Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa topped the election, with 35,473 votes. A close second was former Presidential aide Christopher “Bong” Go, who got 34,019 votes.

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